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Which statement explains why Elie Wiesel most likely wrote All Rivers Run to the Sea as a memoir?

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to reveal the traumatic impact the Holocaust had on his life
B
to persuade world leaders to take action against oppression
C
to provide a historical account of Poland during World War II
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to convince other Holocaust survivors to share their stories
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The practical thing was to find rooms in the city, but it was a warm season, and I had just left a country of wide lawns and friendly trees, so when a young man at the office suggested that we take a house together in a commuting town, it sounded like a great idea. He found the house, a weather-beaten cardboard bungalow at eighty a month.

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he is not as wealthy as his counterparts.
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he has just returned from the war.
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he is being supported by his family.
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he is an outsider in this community.
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Both Wiesel’s All Rivers Run to the Sea and Spiegelman’s Maus relate events of the Holocaust

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from a Jewish survivor’s perspective.
B
using the third-person point of view.
C
by retelling the experiences of friends.
D
through the eyes of their fathers.
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In part two of Trifles, how does Glaspell use irony to illustrate the idea that women were often seen as less capable than men in the early twentieth century?

A
She leads the men all over the Wright’s property to find clues, but leaves the women in the kitchen.
B
She makes Mrs. Peters appear to be afraid of breaking the law, but makes Mrs. Hale appear to be rebellious.
C
She emphasizes the trust that Hale and Mr. Peters have in their wives, but shows the wives plotting to upstage their husbands.
D
She suggests that Mrs. Wright may have been successful as a singer, but indicates that Mr. Wright was jealous of her possible success.
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Read the excerpt from Trifles.MRS. HALE. Duty’s all right, but I guess that deputy sheriff that came out to make the fire might have got a little of this one. (Gives the roller towel a pull.) Wish I’d thought of that sooner. Seems mean to talk about her for not having things slicked up when she had to come away in such a hurry. MRS. PETERS. (who has gone to a small table in the left rear corner of the room, and lifted one end of a towel that covers a pan). She had bread set. (Stands still.) How would an audio recording of this excerpt help establish the setting of the play?

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through the characters’ expressions as they talk
B
through the changing tones of the characters’ voices
C
through the use of props such as the roller towel
D
through the sound effect of footsteps around the kitchen
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Read the excerpt from The Little Foxes.REGINA (to BEN, triumphantly) Exactly. (To HORACE) So I did a little bargaining for you and convinced my brothers they weren’t the only Hubbards who had a business sense.HORACE. Did you have to convince them of that? How little people know about each other! (Laughs) But you’ll know better about Regina next time, eh, Ben? (BEN, REGINA, HORACE laugh together. OSCAR’S face is angry) Now let’s see. We’re getting a bigger share. (Looking at OSCAR) Who’s getting less?Which of the following themes does this reinforce?

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Women are often pressured to conform to roles set by society.
B
Women are commonly underestimated by those within society.
C
Women suffer injustices and abuses in male-dominated societies.
D
Women artists frequently face difficult paths when pursuing careers.
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Read the following scene from The Little Foxes.BEN. (very jovial) I suppose I have been. And why not? Horace has done Hubbard Sons many a good turn. Why shouldn’t I be anxious to help him now?REGINA. (laughs) Help him! Help him when you need him, that’s what you mean.BEN. What a woman you married, Horace. (Laughs awkwardly when HORACE does not answer) Well, then I’ll make it quick. You know what I’ve been telling you for years. How I’ve always said that every one of us little Southern businessmen had great things—(Extends his arm)—right beyond our finger tips. It’s been my dream: my dream to make those fingers grow longer: I’m a lucky man, Horace, a lucky man. To dream and to live to get what you’ve dreamed of. That’s my idea of a lucky man. (Looks at his fingers as his arm drops slowly) For thirty years I’ve cried bring the cotton mills to the cotton. (HORACE opens medicine bottle). Well, finally I got up nerve to go to Marshall Company in Chicago.What would be similar about a stage and a film interpretation of this scene?

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Viewers would have to infer the emotions and motivations of Ben and Regina.
B
Viewers would have to envision the physical descriptions of Ben and Regina.
C
Viewers would have to imagine the few props being used by Ben and Regina.
D
Viewers would have to visualize the actions and movements of Ben and Regina.
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Read the excerpt from The Little Foxes.REGINA. (to BEN) Horace would like to talk to you now.HORACE. Horace would not like to talk to you now. I am very tired, Regina—REGINA. (comes to him) Please. You’ve said we’ll try our best with each other. I’ll try. Really, I will. Please do this for me now. You will see what I’ve done while you’ve been away. How I watched your interests. (Laughs gaily) And I’ve done very well too. But things can’t be delayed any longer. Everything must be settled this week— (HORACE sits down. BEN enters. OSCAR has stayed in the dining room, his head turned to watch them. LEO is pretending to read the newspaper) Now you must tell Horace all about it. Only be quick because he is very tired and must go to bed. (HORACE is looking up at her. His face hardens as she speaks) But I think your news will be better for him than all the medicine in the world. BEN. (looking at HORACE) It could wait. Horace may not feel like talking today. REGINA. What an old faker you are! You know it can’t wait. You know it must be finished this week. You’ve been just as anxious for Horace to get here as I’ve been.What does this excerpt emphasize about the character of Regina?

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her dismissive attitude toward her husband
B
her anger toward her husband about his past decisions
C
her desire to be a traditional wife for her husband
D
her innate belief that she is inferior to her husband
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In The Chaste Adventures of Joseph: A Comedy, the garden outside the Potiphar’s home symbolizes growth and natural beauty, and it highlights the

A
tense and rigid atmosphere inside the Potiphar’s home.
B
carefree and playful atmosphere inside the Potiphar’s home.
C
rage that Mrs. Potiphar feels toward Asenath.
D
warm and kind feelings that Asenath has for Joseph.
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Read the following scene from The Chaste Adventures of Joseph: A Comedy.THE LADY. Such a lovely house, Madam Potiphar!—But what is this quiet room? Your husband's study? MADAM POTIPHAR. (coming in) Oh, this is nothing—merely the room of one of the slaves. Come, dear Cousin Asenath, and I will show you the garden. The pomegranates are just beginning to blossom. ASENATH. The room of a slave? Indeed! He seems to be an educated person! How would a stage interpretation differ from an audio production of this scene?

A
Viewers would have to imagine the different sound effects associated with this scene.
B
Viewers would not have to infer the emotions or motivations of the characters associated with this scene.
C
Viewers would have to interpret the various stage directions associated with this scene.
D
Viewers would not have to visualize the setting or the background associated with this scene.
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Which piece of dialogue from The Chaste Adventures of Joseph: A Comedy most reveals Madam Potiphar’s motives for wanting her husband to replace his secretary, Joseph?

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MADAM POTIPHAR. (coming in) Oh, this is nothing—merely the room of one of the slaves.
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MADAM POTIPHAR. (ironically) Send for Joseph? It would be useless. Joseph has affairs of his own on hand, always.
C
MADAM POTIPHAR. Yes—"Joseph." An ugly, foreign-sounding name, don't you think?
D
MADAM POTIPHAR. (looking amusedly after her) Silly little thing! (She stands there thinking.)There's no doubt of it! Joseph did come from Heliopolis last year.
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Read the following scene from The Inheritors.FRED JORDAN'S cell. Slowly, at the end left unchalked, as for a door, she goes in. Her hand goes up as against a wall; looks at her other hand, sees it is out too far, brings it in, giving herself the width of the cell. Walks its length, halts, looks up.) And one window—too high up to see out. (In the moment she stands there, she is in that cell; she is all the people who are in those cells. EMIL JOHNSON [who works at the courthouse], appears from outside.)MADELINE: (stepping out of the cell door, and around it) Hello, Emil.EMIL: How are you, Madeline? How do, Mr Morton. (IRA barely nods and does not turn... EMIL turns back to MADELINE) Well, I'm just from the courthouse. Looks like you and I might take a ride together, Madeline. You come before the Commissioner at four.A possible disadvantage to watching this scene, as opposed to reading it silently, is that viewers are

A
required to conceptualize the setting of the jailhouse.
B
required to interpret movements in absence of stage directions.
C
required to imagine the appearance of the characters.
D
required to visualize the props used within the scene.
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Read the excerpt from The Inheritors.EMIL: Guess you don't know much about the Espionage Act or you'd go and make a little friendly call on your uncle. When your case comes to trial—and Judge Lenon may be on the bench—(whistles) He's one fiend for Americanism.What best describes the effect of the word fiend in this excerpt?

A
It establishes the time period in which the story occurred by using language that is not typically used in today’s society.
B
It develops the conflict by establishing the fact that Judge Lenon is unforgiving when he feels that someone has been unpatriotic.
C
It enhances the theme of the story by suggesting that it is nearly impossible to receive a fair trial during this time period.
D
It characterizes Judge Lenon as a corrupt judge who does not care to serve justice.
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In Glaspell’s The Inheritors, which quotation most supports the feminist theme that women often feel a desire to control their own fate?

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MADELINE: He got this letter out to me—written on this scrap of paper. . . . He's in what they call 'the hold', father—a punishment cell.
B
MADELINE: I do like good times. So does Fred Jordan like good times.
C
MADELINE: I do know what it means, but it means not being a coward.
D
MADELINE: I think I'm an American. And for that reason I think I have something to say about America.
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Read the excerpt from “Good Country People.”Mrs. Hopewell liked to tell people...how she had happened to hire the Freemans in the first place and how they were a godsend to her and how she had had them four years. The reason for her keeping them so long was that they were...good country people...Before the Freemans she had averaged one tenant family a year...Mrs. Hopewell, who had divorced her husband long ago, needed someone to walk over the fields with her; and when Joy had to be impressed for these services, her remarks were usually so ugly and her face so glum... that Mrs. Hopewell would say, “If you can’t come pleasantly, I don’t want you at all,” to which the girl, standing square and rigid-shouldered with her neck thrust slightly forward, would reply, “If you want me, here I am—LIKE I AM.”Based on the excerpt, what inferences can be made about the story’s setting?

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It is located on a farm with many field hands and employees.
B
It is located on a wide, isolated expanse of farmland.
C
It is in a small town where everyone is friendly toward one another.
D
It is in a deserted town in which mysterious events occur.
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Read the excerpt from the Joint Statement by President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill.Sixth, after the final destruction of the Nazi tyranny, they hope to see established a peace which will afford to all nations the means of dwelling in safety within their own boundaries, and which will afford assurance that all the men in all the lands may live out their lives in freedom from fear and want;This statement is based on the assumption that

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peace is not possible for all people of the world.
B
some men will still lead lives of fear and want.
C
the allied powers will defeat Nazi Germany.
D
Germany will cooperate with Great Britain and the US.
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Read the excerpt from the Joint Statement by President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill.Fifth, they desire to bring about the fullest collaboration between all nations in the economic field with the object of securing, for all, improved labor standards, economic advancement and social security;This statement is based on the assumption that

A
improved labor standards, economic achievement, and social security are not always possible.
B
most countries will want to cooperate with the US and Great Britain after the war ends.
C
Churchill and Roosevelt have already developed a plan for international economic improvements.
D
all countries will cooperate to achieve common goals with regard to the world economy.
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Read the excerpt from the Joint Statement by President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill.Eighth, they believe that all of the nations of the world, for realistic as well as spiritual reasons must come to the abandonment of the use of force. Since no future peace can be maintained if land, sea or air armaments continue to be employed by nations which threaten, or may threaten, aggression outside of their frontiers, they believe, pending the establishment of a wider and permanent system of general security, that the disarmament of such nations is essential. They will likewise aid and encourage all other practicable measures which will lighten for peace-loving peoples the crushing burden of armaments.Which best describes the tone of the excerpt?

A
untrustworthy
B
personal
C
formal
D
impartial
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Read the excerpt from the Joint Statement by President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill.Third, they respect the right of all peoples to choose the form of government under which they will live; and they wish to see sovereign rights and self government restored to those who have been forcibly deprived of them;Which approach best describes the tone of the excerpt?

A
subjective with a number of loaded words and phrases
B
subjective with a reliance on facts and logic
C
objective with a number of words relying on authority
D
objective with a string of logical deductions and facts
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Read the excerpt.The silence of the night shrank. Icy water crept into my clothes. Our ears pricked up for the sound of rudely woken dogs in the nearby kennels. There was the sound of water dripping off my elbows. Neither of us dared move or breathe. No dogs barked.Finally, Andrzej signaled for me to stand up. Slowly, bracing my hands against the river rocks, I stood. My legs were barely able to stand my weight, they were shaking so badly with cold and fear.Which best describes the impact of Gelissen’s first-person account of her experiences in the excerpt from Rena's Promise: Two Sisters in Auschwitz?

A
It educates the reader on the historical sequence of events.
B
It causes the reader to question the truthfulness of the text.
C
It helps the reader to better understand the author’s pain and fear.
D
It distracts the reader from the narrative development of the story.

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